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Isaiah 58:8

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 58:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

אָ֣ז יִבָּקַ֤ע כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ אוֹרֶ֔ךָ וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖ מְהֵרָ֣ה תִצְמָ֑ח וְהָלַ֤ךְ לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ צִדְקֶ֔ךָ כְּב֥וֹד יְהוָ֖ה יַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃

  1. אָ֣ז'az“then”
    Adverb · from אָז · “then” · Strong's H0227A
  2. יִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'“it will break forth”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּקַע · “to break up|open” · Strong's H1234
  3. כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.char“like the dawn”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫חַר · “dawn” · Strong's H7837
  4. אוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.kha“light your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
  5. וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖va.'a.ru.kha.te.Kha“and healing your”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֲרוּכָה · “health” · Strong's H0724
  6. מְהֵרָ֣הme.he.Rah“quickly”
    Adverb · from מְהֵרָה · “haste” · Strong's H4120
  7. תִצְמָ֑חtitz.Mach“it will spring up”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from צָמַח · “to spring” · Strong's H6779
  8. וְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.Lakh“and it will go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  9. לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  10. צִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.cha“righteousness your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from צֶ֫דֶק · “righteousness” · Strong's H6664G
  11. כְּב֥וֹדke.Vod“[the] glory of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כָּבוֹד · “glory” · Strong's H3519
  12. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. יַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ya.'as.Fe.kha“it will be rearguard your”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)